New Official Wireless Stereo Headset Coming for PS3

Do you hear that sound? It’s the sound of the enemy approaching your bunker. Only you’ve heard them way before they’ve even seen you and now your commandos are ready to unload. What’s your advantage? It’s simple – the official PS3 Wireless Stereo Headset – the latest addition to the PlayStation 3 accessories family.

The official PS3 Wireless Stereo Headset will be available for $99.99 (MSRP) at retailers nationwide this September. Many more of your favorite franchises, such as Killzone and Gran Turismo, were also designed for surround sound audio. Featuring 7.1 virtual surround sound, the Wireless Stereo Headset lets you hear all the minor in-game audio clues clearly, whether you are in a firefight in a first-person shooter game or racing for the checkered flag.

Designed with comfort in mind for hours of gameplay, it’s the perfect addition to your PlayStation experience. Connecting the Wireless Stereo Headset with PS3 is made easy with the included USB Wireless Adapter. Precise volume controls and accessible microphone mute make it so you never have to interrupt gameplay to fumble for buttons. You can easily stay informed about battery status, sound controls, etc. with on-screen headset status updates. On top of that, the Wireless Stereo Headset also offers the highest quality voice chat for crystal clear online conversations. The mic is retractable so you can put it away if you just want to listen to music or play a single player game.

We’re very excited to be able to offer you yet another new way to get immersed in the game. Be sure to keep checking the Blog for more information soon.

Cool!!! I tried the PS3 bluetooth but it didn’t include tv sound. So I bought a different “wired” headset that is “designed” for PS3, which I’ve found to be too amplified, notwithstanding the “wired” thing, the chat was kind of obnoxious due to setup, feedback, and the amplification. Finally I turned the chat feature off. Of course, I prefer PS3 for my PS3 due to the connectivity. I guess the wired pair will just have to do unitil September, and I have another welcome Sony PS3 innovation to look forward to.

@Snoopy_Corleone I would buy some of the more expensive ones but Im not gonna pay for a headset as expensive as the system..If I knew how to make a headset bluetooth I would make my own..Just get a headset from sam ash and then head to radio shack for the mic and wires..You know what Im gettin off in a tiny bit I think I have a new project..

You would think Sony not putting up the store would send the loudest and clearest message. Has anyone actually stopped to consider the fact that Maybe, just MAYBE Sony is putting YOUR protection as a consumer above their own greedy interest as a company and thats why the psn store isn’t up?

Talk of corporate enslavement? really… by not having their Psn store up so your free to go outside and have a life?

Hope you like brain tumors. Hey Sony, why not make that your “I’m sorry we pissed off the wrong people, didn’t update any of our server software and exposed your personal financial information, please don’t sue us” gifts instead of 2-4 year old software that one is buying anymore anyway?

I completely understand your point of view. I am not trying to force my opinion on everyone however, I got interested in audio a while back when I noticed just how much it can help in game…

Then I began reading about how headsets were a ripoff and how there is so much more to be gotten from headphones and I was curious.. My curiosity cost me between two different headsets about 300$ now..

Considering the MSRP on one set is 170$ and I paid 80$ for it. Another headset is 350$ and I paid 170$ for it and my sound card was 50$ and I paid 25$ for it….

I am really at least to some degree coming out a head however, if your not interested in music it does become a moot point.

However, its a double edged sword.. higher quality audio is expensive… and you can’t really “Go back” from hearing it…

That’s pretty cool for people without surround sound systems! Unfortunately I just got a surround sound system this year so this headset is not for me. I would definitely recommend it to a friend though!

I think I’ll wait till PS4 for the next version of this headset. I don’t like dongles. I like them even less when I have to daisy chain them on the front of my console *hint*rear USB on PS4 would be appreciated for USB Hubs*hint*. I’m also counting on a better BlueTooth standard to allow this to be done without using a USB port.

@Snoopy_Corleone
The quality of sound is based on knowing what the limits of the speakers you are using are and alowwing them to work side by side to get the clearest sound like most headsets like this one it is most likely 40mm speakers with a limit of maybe only 50watts so if you use 2 and only allow 40watts go through them each you get a crisp sound instead of being distorted..

There is a lot that goes into headphones and I don’t think it can really be boiled down into a specific formula..

I mean for example there are things like foobar + wasapi which will give you a much clearer and fuller sound especially compared to itunes or windows media player.

When discussing sound quality you have a lot of issues like Open vs Closed back, bass response, what kind of drivers are being used on your comp/ps3, what the bitrate of the actual song/sound your listening to is..

There is a lot of science that goes into sound. I am not pretending to be an expert only saying that there is a whole lot that goes into it..

lets just wait till the 31st to see its what they said was TARGETED for if they miss it than go ahead scream away but to scream at them now is kind of unproductive they gave you a target let them get to the target first

Awesome! This looks really great. I never play multiplayer games, but I did buy a Turtle Beach PX-21 when I was playing a lot of DCUO. I now use it for my sound when my roommate is sleeping. I’m not sure I’m willing to dump $100 on this, but it does look great and is perfect for anybody who doesn’t have one yet. I really like the fact that it’s wireless and has virtual surround sound. The PX-21 doesn’t have that..

@Snoopy blah blah blah, yes we may be Trolls, but you are a SONY SCROTUM JOCKEY, not really impressed. Maybe instead of defending SONY, you should realiz how they are just trying to keep gamers under their thumbs.@ MUNCHEE718. I agree totally, I will stand up for the little guy thats getting screwed by the CORPORATION. Sony is ridiculous, I hope they do lose a lot of money, maybe when they are bankrupt they will realize that they shouldn’t treat the people that actually buy their crap like pions

@Snoopy_Corleone
Yeah it has more more to it..But as long as the quality of the sound going in is good it boils down to the control of everything “bass,treble,distortion” I have been into music for awhile I have set up alot of speakers attached to a slave so I know a descent amount of how everything works

So just so I have YOUR logic straight.. They are keeping gamers under their thumb by losing boatloads of money due to THEIR service being down?

Oh wait! they are suppose to have the network up right now and just give out everyone’s credit card information right? So that way instead of syaing “they are keeping everyone under their thumbs” you can say “OMG SONY LOST MY IDENTITY!”

I’m anxious to know who is getting more screwed over than sony here.. Do you honestly believe a bunch of people who are forced to find something else to do for a month and a half are really getting more screwed over than the company who loses billions of dollars due to a hacker?

I am not defending Sony here.. only trying to bring some logic into the conversation.

Eh, this looks neat, but way too pricey for my taste. I don’t think Sony realizes the majority of its customers have expendable money to spend at any point. Maybe if the price was brought down to 60-80 dollars I could see it being feasible. Also dropping the blue tooth price when this does come out would be nice. I need a replacement ear grip for mine. I just dislike my headset picking up the game and then broadcasting my mic constantly. I don’t like being one of those jerks who mic spam.